<p>Someone told me to look at common data sets, and that's been very helpful, but it doesn't tell the entire truth. I see schools with very low OOS student percentages (like, how many OOS students attend the school), and I don't want that. </p>
<p>What i'm looking for is a place that tells me the # of OOS applicants, and the # accepted, so I can develop percentages. A lot of the schools i'm considering have incredibly low OOS percentages, and while it makes sense to rule them out, the numbers may be misleading.</p>
<p>College Board will give you the percentage of out-of-state students attending as part of the total student body, but I don't know beyond that. It's definitely something I should know about, too, since I'm looking at Rutgers, Binghamton, and Geneseo as possible transfer schools.</p>
<p>Yeah, I got that. I was considering Rutgers, and they were 5% OOS. I don't know if that means </p>
<p>A) There are a ton of in-state applicants
B) There are little out-of-state applicants
C) Many in-state applicants are accepted
D) Many out-of-state applicants are rejected
E) There is an established quota for lots of in-state students</p>
<p>Same here. In addition to Rutgers, Binghamton and Geneseo are possibilities for me, but they're each 1-3% out-of-state. I have the same questions you do. I've been told by some they really want out-of-state students, but the stats don't seem to reflect that. Very frustrating.</p>
<p>There have been several recent threads about whether it's worth it to pay oos tuition at most state schools. Read the UMich thread that's current on the parent's board. The cost of attending many oos schools is the same as that of a top private college. Yet you usually have much bigger classes, more TAs and more redtape than at a private. And often there's limited financoal aid for those oos.</p>
<p>Not a "finally" for me. Glad to hear they want more out-of-state students, however. Does anyone know about the SUNYs? Geneseo and Binghamton in particular.</p>